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PDS PARTITION FIX (Screen + Cpu's Frequency Restored)

This is a discussion on PDS PARTITION FIX (Screen + Cpu's Frequency Restored) within the Motorola Atrix Help forums, part of the Motorola Atrix Support Forum category; Originally Posted by acb
Hey guys,
I know this is an old thread and all, but I thought I would post and see if anyone ...

I know this is an old thread and all, but I thought I would post and see if anyone had any ideas. My touchscreen and capacitive buttons are sometimes unresponsive when waking from sleep and I can't unlock the phone or do anything. Sometimes if I push the lock button several times, turning the screen on and off, it will finally work. But usually I have to do a battery pull. When I do a battery pull and boot the phone back up, it ALWAYS works again.

This REALLY sounds like the pds partition problem to me. But I have used the fix described in this post to no avail. I have even done clean wipe and put a different rom on my phone (neutrino and then cm7 rc, so they were both cm7-based). Any ideas? I have a hard time believing this is hardware-related, but I suppose it's possible. Thanks!

edit: Forgot to mention - when it happens, it affects the whole screen, not just part of it.

I must say, the only issues I've seen that have been related to the PDS partition have been partially dead screens and misalignment.

Since you've tried flashing different ROMs, and you've tried the fix in this thread, I'm not sure what else it could be besides hardware.

I must say, the only issues I've seen that have been related to the PDS partition have been partially dead screens and misalignment.

Since you've tried flashing different ROMs, and you've tried the fix in this thread, I'm not sure what else it could be besides hardware.

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Just thought I'd post an update for anyone else having this issue:

I tried everything I could think of, including going back to stock, trying multiple kernels, installing only limited apps, and I had no luck. In fact, the problem has gotten worse over the past week or so and has gotten to the point where my screen is only responsive on wake about 5% of the time, making the phone basically unusable.

I submitted a request with Motorola and so far it looks like the issue is covered under the factory warranty (I purchased my phone in July 2011 so I'm barely still in the warranty period). Sounds like it's probably a bad digitizer. I made no attempt to hide the fact that my bootloader is unlocked and even mentioned in the description that the "issue is present across multiple roms."

I just fedexed the phone to the service center the other day, so I'll know in a few days if they decide to charge me the repair fee (which I'm more than willing to pay to get my phone fixed). Anyway, if anyone else is having this problem crop up and you're still in the warranty period, you should probably go ahead and send the phone in since it seems like it gets worse over time.

I tried everything I could think of, including going back to stock, trying multiple kernels, installing only limited apps, and I had no luck. In fact, the problem has gotten worse over the past week or so and has gotten to the point where my screen is only responsive on wake about 5% of the time, making the phone basically unusable.

I submitted a request with Motorola and so far it looks like the issue is covered under the factory warranty (I purchased my phone in July 2011 so I'm barely still in the warranty period). Sounds like it's probably a bad digitizer. I made no attempt to hide the fact that my bootloader is unlocked and even mentioned in the description that the "issue is present across multiple roms."

I just fedexed the phone to the service center the other day, so I'll know in a few days if they decide to charge me the repair fee (which I'm more than willing to pay to get my phone fixed). Anyway, if anyone else is having this problem crop up and you're still in the warranty period, you should probably go ahead and send the phone in since it seems like it gets worse over time.